I am thinking about developing my game and have a few questions. I am going to use these softwares and libraries : OpenGL, Visual Studio Express, GLFW. I have publishing and selling my game in plans. ...

Working with type for Unity mobile apps:
I'm struggling to figure out how to work with type when developing / publishing a unity mobile app. Here's my thought process, this isn't my question but if ...

I have a few questions about what users of my engine could copyright in their own project. The way the engine would work would be that it would be a standalone program in Java that would load all of ...

I have just started using Unreal Engine 4 and I have had a very good experience, though I have left the subscription now.
I've made an Android game with it and I am planning to release it, but I have ...

I'm hoping I can clarify this issue.
Note, a similar question has been asked here, but it doesn't really give a specific enough answer that I can comprehend at this point! :- How does one escape the ...

We all know that each game has elements from another game but when does one cross the line of copyright? I have a view particular questions about this since this "line" is very vague.
While looking ...

Most MMORPG providers have to discontinue their service some day. From then on, people can’t play the game anymore.
Some communities might set up (reverse-engineered) server emulators (freeshards), ...

Ok...this question hasn't been asked before, its very similar to some, but here's the difference:
I am making a soccer/football simulator game, that only has national teams (with no official logos) ...

According to Scirra's website, I am not permitted to use the free version of Construct 2 for commercial purposes. If I host a game I created with the free version of Construct 2 on Gamejolt where I ...

I have searched Google and CryEngine forums and I can't seem to get a solid answer to this question.
I have seen threads where developers are complaining that they can't sell their game because they ...

This may not be an appropriate question for gamedev.stackexchange.com.
I'd like to make a basic Breakout game with Unity.
I'd also like to sell it on the Mac App Store, iOS App Store, Google's Play ...

We are doing 2D game which will feature Full Motion Video for cutscenes in between the levels. Game is car oriented, although its not a racing game but it will feature some of the driving in it, and ...

Do I need a specific license for operating a casino game (lets say poker Hold'em or video slots) that players are supposed to play with virtual money (chips) only? I am speaking about games like Zynga ...

I just started learning unity3d. I created a small 2d game, I want to host for windows, iphone, ipad, android, windows 8, xbox and even in websites.
I created it using free unity3d editor. Now I want ...

I'd like to know about any 3D asset shops out there that specialize in game assets and, most importantly, license their assets under an open license like Creative Commons or similarly permissive.
We ...

I am on a team that is looking to open source an engine we are building. It's intended as an engine for Online RPG style games. We're writing it to work on both desktops and android platforms.
I've ...

I was wondering, if you want to make a NBA game on smartphones, without the license held by EA, the first solution seems to name your teams with a different name, such as "Chicragro Brulls" (this is ...

Is it legal to use a bitmapped version of a proprietary font (such as Arial) in a commercial app?
I'm using AngelCode's BMFont to generate a bitmapped version of a few various system installed fonts ...

I want to license my game to protect my intellectual property, but also want to open-source, and sell it. Which licenses will allow me to do this? I'm not a legal expert, and I have no experience as ...

I have some problems understanding ENet's license. It's not the zlib license as far as I know, but it seems like it's not GPL either. I'm not a native English speaker and I can't understand what the ...

I'm working on an educational app for kids. At the end of the sign-up process, the kids must wait for a confirmation from their parents in order to gain access to the app.
While they wait for this to ...